Sunshine Coast University Hospital Program
Sunshine Coast Univ Hospital Program Sunshine Coast University Hospital: Exceptional care for a growing region
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he Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) strives to provide exceptional care to the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions. The area has an exceptional future, with a population that’s predicted to increase by about 30 per cent in the next 10 years. Too many patients have to travel outside the health service to receive the treatment they need, so the Queensland Government has invested in growth to deliver exceptional care into the future. The SCHHS is undertaking exceptional change to transform the organisation. To drive this exceptional change, the SCHHS is investing in: • more than 1000 new staff • state of the art equipment and technology • a unique partnership for education and research • the transformation of our existing facilities at Nambour and Caloundra • developing centres of excellence in our
facilities and in the community, and • in growing services and capacity, enabled by the brand new $1.8bn Sunshine Coast University Hospital that will continue to grow. This change will allow the health service to grow increased capacity, complexity and quality of services, in the areas our community needs most. It will enable further opportunities for our people to thrive, and to develop world-class education and research to further grow exceptional care into the future. The Sunshine Coast University Hospital story Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) is a new public tertiary teaching hospital being developed by the Queensland Government to meet growing demand for hospital services. Construction of SCUH began with initial earthworks in November 2012, and it will open with about 450 beds in April 2017. It is expected to grow to its fully built capacity of
738 beds by 2021. Sunshine Coast University Hospital is Australia’s first major new, not replacement tertiary teaching hospital for more than 20 years. An expanded range of public hospital services not currently available on the Sunshine Coast will be provided at the new hospital. These include: • a comprehensive cancer care centre, including radiotherapy and chemotherapy • specialised medical and surgical services, including maxillofacial surgery and major trauma service • an acute rehabilitation service • inpatient child and adolescent mental health services. Sunshine Coast University Hospital will be the largest of the SCHHS’s network of hospitals, which includes Nambour General Hospital, Caloundra Health Service, Gympie Hospital, Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital and a comprehensive range of community health services.
The $1.8 billion project is being built as part of the 20-hectare Sunshine Coast Health Campus that will incorporate the Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI) – a state-of-the-art skills, academic and research facility. There is also a collocated private hospital which has been operating since late 2013. SCHI’s dedicated and integrated research and learning spaces will enable health professionals to participate in teaching, research and clinical practice in one convenient location. SCHI will also foster knowledge through research, contributing to improvements in patient care, as well as educating and training all categories of staff. SCHI has been developed in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast, TAFE Queensland East Coast and a second university that will deliver medical education. Queensland’s first public hospital Public Private Partnership
Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) is Queensland’s first public hospital Public Private Partnership (PPP), developed by Exemplar Health, a consortium comprising Lendlease, Siemens, First State Super and Capella Capital, with partners Spotless Facilities Services. Under the PPP, Exemplar Health will design, construct, partially finance, commission and maintain the hospital buildings (including car parks) and grounds for a period of 25 years from April 2017,
when the hospital opens. The contract requires the facilities to be maintained to an agreed standard through the contract term. This will enable clinicians and hospital management to focus on patient care, while Exemplar Health maintains the built environment. The PPP contract does not include the provision of any clinical services. Support services included in the scope of the PPP include security, pest control and car parking services.
Employment boost for locals During construction, the Sunshine Coast University Hospital project has created thousands of work opportunities for local industry. Builder Lend Lease awarded about 123 work packages (worth more than $1.1 billion) for the construction of the facility. Of these 118, or 80 per cent, were won by South East Queensland companies. Staffing the hospital brings further job opportunities, in roles ranging from admin
to catering to nursing. SCHHS currently employs more than 5,580 staff, and an additional 1,000 are currently being recruited to commence in time for the new hospital opening in April 2017. When SCUH opens, it is expected that approximately 3,000 staff will be based on site. This will increase to about 4,600 staff when the fully built capacity is commissioned by 2021. As well as new recruits, the team will comprise existing staff from SCHHS, including those recently recruited as services have grown as part of the planned expansion of Nambour General Hospital as a staging post ahead of SCUH opening.
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Increasing and improving healthcare for the community SCUH will increase the capacity of existing hospital services on the region, and reduce wait times for many patients who require treatment. It will also open up a wider range of services than currently possible in the region. These include acute rehabilitation, inpatient child and adult mental health services, and treatment for major trauma and spinal
injuries. The new services will also greatly reduce travel times for many patients – which is not only more convenient, but can also reduce stress on patients and their families in times of illness and injury. When fully commissioned, more than 10,000 appointments each year will be able to take place in the region, which would previously have required travel to Brisbane.
Staff of the SCHHS are determined that the new hospital will deliver high quality, safe, patient-centred health care. Design features of Sunshine Coast University Hospital Clinical departments are collocated in the western main hospital building, while the eastern ‘Lakeside’ building houses some of the research and teaching facilities of the SCHI and the Adem Crosby (Cancer Care) Centre, as well as the Intensive Care and Coronary Care units. The mental health unit sits adjacent to the emergency department, which is located so it is easy to find from any point
on the campus. Inpatient units are spacious and lightfilled with views to the surrounding landscape. These units form physical links between the east and west main hospital buildings. There will be about 3,500 car parking spaces. The main multi-storey car park adjacent to Sunshine Coast University Hospital has direct access to the hospital via overhead bridges and will include 180 spaces for people with a disability, up to 180 electric vehicle charging stations and a 100-place childcare centre for staff. There will also be access to public transport, while pedestrian and bicycle
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access will be encouraged with a network of shared pathways, cycle storage and secure end-of-trip facilities including lockers and showers for staff. The buildings are designed to link seamlessly with the outdoors to incorporate the natural healing properties of the coastal environment, reduce the load on building systems and increase the availability of natural light and fresh air. The visual connection to the surrounding landscape will assist orientation and ease of navigation for hospital patients and visitors. Building orientation and passive solar protection to all openings will reduce heat load, reflected heat and glare. The net effect will reduce energy consumption, as well as create a cooler external environment and protect the building facade and internal finishes. This is consistent with creating cooler built environments to counter the urban ‘heat island’ effect. Flexibility is built into the design to enable the hospital buildings to adapt to changes in demand and healthcare innovations, extending the life of the facilities. SCUH has been designed to reduce its impact on the environment, and adapt to future demands. The hospital’s sustainability features include: • rainwater harvesting and water reclamation • solar hot water systems • high performance, maintainable and durable building fabric and enclosure
• energy-efficient lighting in the main hospital building using an Australiandesigned control system (Organic Response) that reduces the amount of cabling required • an environmental management system that meets the benchmark ISO 14001 international standard • a building management system for efficient building operation, monitoring and maintenance • the use of sustainable and environmentally responsible products. • Site resources peaked at about 1800 daily on-site workers in mid-2015 • About 11,000 construction workers have been inducted on site over the life of the project • It is estimated that it will take about 4.15 million man-hours to build Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Construction statistics Sunshine Coast University Hospital fast facts Concrete
117,000m3
Reinforcing steel
14,532 tonnes
Structural steel
660 tonnes
Concrete piles 3000 – laid end-to-end, these piles would stretch from Nambour to Brisbane (105km) Glass
41,075m2
Doors
6300
Roof and wall sheeting
38,007m2
Plasterboard
499,906m2
Carpet
31,634m2, or enough to cover about five rugby fields
Vinyl
92,171m2, or enough to cover 15 rugby fields
Skirting
79,350m
Grass
28,085m2
Bitumen paving
40,402m2
Concrete kerbing
13km
Total con struction floor spa area / ce when c o m p l e te -
140,000 m2 Equivalen t to 25 offi cial rugby fields or a league 140-store y high-ris e
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